HarpWeek provides electronic access to Harper’s
Weekly, the illustrated 19th century "Journal
of Civilization" for a 56-year period: 1857-1912.

Harper's Weekly is perhaps the most important
primary resource for examining 19th-century
America on a cumulative week-to-week basis. HarpWeek's
electronic database makes it possible for the user to
discover the lively

news stories

illustrations

cartoons

editorials

biographies

literature

and even advertisements that shaped and reflected
public opinion in this era.

We have scanned the pages as facsimile Images,
then created both Thesaurus-based
Indexing and Searchable
Full-text which integrate with those pages to provide the user
with pinpoint access to precise information, or with a
general overview of the period.